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I had something like this a few days before Christmas in 2017 except with a smaller wildcat, I was the target and not a dog, and I had a tomahawk, not a machete.

https://i.imgur.com/VHGxjcE.jpg

(A lot of the red stuff is also mine)

That was a very strange day, and the $13,000 hospital bill made me very thankful for insurance.

The tomahawk worked, but if I could go back I'd have had a gun on me 11 times out of 10. I spiked the fucking cat through the skull four times including burying it in its eye clear up to the shaft and the fucking thing just yelled at me and kept attacking like it was the fucking exorcist and didn't need a brain to keep fighting. Flipped it around and swung with every ounce of strength I had with the axe blade to its forehead over and over while it was literally trying to take my left hand off and was clawing my forearm. Tenth blow it suddenly went into slow motion, eleventh blow cracked its skull open and dumped blood all over the place and the fight was over. I had a one-handed Christmas that year (thankfully everything healed up back to 100%).

Got the rabies vaccine just in case, but the tests came back negative. Goddamn cat was just a savage monster.

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I'm torn on this one.

Cougar doing cougar things and this guy had his dog off a leash and not close to him.

However, the dog is his property and the cougar attacked it.

The whole thing is an unhappy situation.

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There's a video in this thread proving why carrying in the woods is a good idea, and yet you shit on the idea.

You're special.

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I'm pretty sure he did his own dog in while swinging, but can't blame him for trying.  That pup was gone if he didn't at least try.  If your dog is going to be out in the wild, it either needs to protect itself or you have to accept these things happen.  I'd have let my dog handle that little cat, but different breed and all.  Sad all around.

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100%.  That was a small cat.  Pound for pound would be a different story, but again, small cat in this video.

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Damn

Wife and I saw a full grown mountain lion 1.5 miles from our new home in NW Montana last week. That sucker was HUGE. 200LB if he was a pound. Crossed the road right in front of us like he owned the place.

My daily carry setup is currently 230gr HST's out of a dead nuts reliable XDS .45 and I carry every day. Have for years and will continue to do so.

When I'm further than the yard out here, my 10mm with Buffalo Bore 230gr hardcast or 12ga pistol grip 870 with slugs are on me depending on if I'm on a machine or on foot.

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Cougars belong in the wild woods, domesticated dogs do not. One thing I like about the national parks is nobody can bring their dogs on the trail.


I don't hate dogs, but I value the wildlife more than the need for a canine companion in the woods. Unless you're mushing. Then you're just badass.